Crew was issued instructions to taxi to position S1 for runway 8L. No specific instructions were issued so we taxied via F - U - north - W2 - W1 - S1. We stopped short of runway 8L at S1, but saw no runway hold short markings. Tower had aircraft on final for runway 8L go around because they felt we were too close to runway. The txwys at cdg are some of the most confusing in the world. Ground controllers rarely issue detailed taxi instructions. You are expected to taxi on your own using taxi charts. Singage is limited and inadequate. There was no sign indicating runway 8L at S1.

Title: A-310 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION AT LFPG AT S1 ON RWY 8L BECAUSE NO HOLD SHORT MARKINGS WERE DETECTED.

Narrative: CREW WAS ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO POSITION S1 FOR RWY 8L. NO SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED SO WE TAXIED VIA F - U - N - W2 - W1 - S1. WE STOPPED SHORT OF RWY 8L AT S1, BUT SAW NO RWY HOLD SHORT MARKINGS. TOWER HAD ACFT ON FINAL FOR RWY 8L GO AROUND BECAUSE THEY FELT WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO RWY. THE TXWYS AT CDG ARE SOME OF THE MOST CONFUSING IN THE WORLD. GROUND CONTROLLERS RARELY ISSUE DETAILED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO TAXI ON YOUR OWN USING TAXI CHARTS. SINGAGE IS LIMITED AND INADEQUATE. THERE WAS NO SIGN INDICATING RWY 8L AT S1.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.